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For the Internet, which has been a revolutionizing force in business, politics and the very nature of social interaction, change is not good. It's coming, regardless. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve landmark regulations Thursday to try to ensure the uninhibited flow of online traffic — its third and most far-reaching attempt at creating so-called net neutrality rules. The highly charged debate springs surprisingly from nearly universal agreement that the Internet is fine just the way it is. The long-simmering hang-up has been how to keep it that way. The issue can be framed like this: Is competition in a fast-consolidating industry enough to...

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For the Internet, which has been a revolutionizing force in business, politics and the very nature of social interaction, change is not good.
It's coming, regardless. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve landmark regulations...

"Hunger Games" studio Lionsgate has made a significant investment in video game developer and publisher Telltale Games, paving the way for the companies to collaborate on new games and TV shows.
Santa Monica-based Lionsgate...

Jennifer Salke will stay on at NBC, renewing her contract to serve as entertainment president.
Salke's contract was slated to expire later this year. The extension keeps her on for at least three more years.
Salke, a former 20th Century Fox TV...

The hottest movie in China this weekend wasn’t “Fifty Shades of Grey” or Jackie Chan’s latest, “Dragon Blade.” Instead, a pointed and emotional environmental online documentary has swept the country by storm, putting its air pollution crisis front and...

Tom Rothman has been tapped as the next chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment's motion picture group.
Rothman replaces current chair Amy Pascal, who will step down in May to become a producer for Sony Pictures.
Get to know Rothman better:
...

Let us now praise "Parks and Recreation," which ends Tuesday night in an effervescence of heart and hope, proof positive that success and significance are not always measured in gold, statuary or otherwise.
The show that gave us Leslie Knope...

The spinning red chairs of "The Voice" are back. Monday night's season-eight premiere of the NBC reality singing competition drew more than 13 million viewers, easily winning the night.
But the show’s strong ratings...

Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said Tuesday he expects the federal government will approve his company's $45-billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable and that the deal will be complete by this summer.
"We are excited about the merger,"...

Here's another person who seems unlikely to succeed Jon Stewart at "The Daily Show": Jason Jones.
Jones, the longtime correspondent on Comedy Central's nightly news spoof, announced Tuesday he's leaving the show to star in his own...

Young blue eyes is out as MSNBC shakes up its daytime lineup.
Programs hosted by Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid are being pulled as of March 2. Thomas Roberts, currently the anchor for the early morning news program "Way Too Early," will take...

There's no question teens love digital stars: They flock to annual conventions such as VidCon, subscribe in mass numbers to YouTube and Vine accounts and even start their own video blogs.
But Defy Media, a digital content company geared...

Just how much does an online television service have to offer before it has a legitimate alternative to pay TV?
Sling TV announced Wednesday that it's adding AMC and its sister channel IFC to its $20-a-month basic package. AMC is home of "The...

KABC-TV Channel 7 has long generated the highest ratings for evening newscasts in Los Angeles, but KCBS-TV Channel 2 is gaining ground.
In the TV station business, it can take years for a station to surpass a competitor — unless there is a major shake-up...

There are two particularly haunting images in “Properties of Silence,” a surreal visual poem by About Productions now at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse: sand pouring from a shower head and a refrigerator filled with nothing but...

Gabriel Kahane hearts L.A.
Although the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter has been heralded as a star of New York's new-music scene, his latest album is a love letter to the City of Angels. Now, "The Ambassador" — 13 songs, each based on a...

And the Oscar goes to ... social media! (Kind of.)
The 87th Academy Awards generated about 5.9 million tweets, a significant drop from the whopping 11.1 million Oscar-related tweets from last year's show. However, more social-media buzz...

NBCUniversal is preparing to launch a subscription digital comedy service aimed at millennial viewers who watch hours of entertainment on digital devices rather than the old-school TV.
NBC's proposed over-the-top service is expected to launch later...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Lionsgate, $29.95; Blu-ray, $39.99
Available on VOD------------FOR THE RECORD: "The Hunger Games": In the New Releases column of the March 1 Calendar section, a review of the home theater release of the...

It’s hard to imagine a Chinese version of “Saturday Night Live” -- could mainland censors really abide sharp satires of President Xi Jinping or private-parts-in-a-box jokes? Nevertheless, online video portal Sohu.com is going to try to make a go of it...